Bowls, possibly left after soup for starters (5)
I believe the answer is:
sport
'bowls' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'left after soup for starters' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'left' could be 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard) and 'port' is found in the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'possibly' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sport that I've seen before include "Games" , "Wear, display (an item)" , "Wear - game - generous type" , "Eg, cricket" , "Physical activity" .)